I appreciate that you're willing to look back at one of your videos and say it didn't go as expected. Feels like so many football influencers will never admit that they were wrong

As a young coach, who is already training the first team of my towns club I love the idea of a channel dedicated to training methods! I would love to see you showing trainings forms to target specific problems that emerge during a match.

The coach has to know each player's passing range. Seeing the large distance between red shirts, reminded me of Henry's questioning on Wenger. Why they don't pass to me? Wenger replied, 'Can they see you?' From that, Henry knew each player was different, some could pass long, some only prefer short passes. A very detailed analysis highlighting weaknesses in playing from the back, which can be lifted simply by bringing players closer for an easier pass. Indeed this is football meta

One of the best analyses I’ve seen on their tactical issues. The one element I would add is passing quality. They’re often hesitant to make certain passes, they slow down play and don’t look composed in their play. That is a coaching issue IMO, they don’t look like they’ve practised their approach during matches so execution is shaky. Great video! Glad I stumbled upon this.

I would also point out that Utd have huge problems with press-resistance and dribbling as one of the main build up issues

Man utd seemed to do well with creating a back three when in possession and a double pivot with eriksen also availing progression and control in the game. With wingers stretching the opp defense. The mw system provides cover and attack balance and allows flexibility in movement while whatvutd uses is easy to defend and vulnerable on the counter

I never miss any of your videos. Your ability to communicate complex and technical ideas in a simple to understand way is extremely impactful. I love this channel.

Really great video. Probably one of my favorites on your channel with how you simplified their problems and made it easy to understand with the many examples. Keep up the great work and excited for the future of the second channel!

Liverpool fan here, as much as I agree with you, its also because of the injuries they have + the terrible market business they have done over the last couple of seasons.

United need martinez and shaw back to use onanas strength and break through the first press in buildup. Martinez especially is so key to making tactical fouls or simply winning the ball before the opponent can start a counter, should their own gegenpress fail. Højlund still needs time to develop, he gets lots of chances but fumbles the ball, either when finishing or making poorly weighted passes to the wingers. Once these things are in order, I believe ETH will start working on a single pivot midfield with two advanced 8s as in pre season, which will create more overloads for his minimum width frontline approach. (Which, to be honest the U21 side executed way better than our first XI, Mainoo especially being a key player.)

Brilliant video. Excellent analysis. You summed it up quite well. I think the biggest issue is the fact that because we press so intensely and high, players dont have enough time to recover, especially forwards. For ten hag's defence to work, 1. They need to choose the right moments to press and 2. They need faster players with big engines.

Fantastic video! Would love to see more like this. I particularly enjoyed the suggestions on how their system / positioning could be improved, with practical examples. Outstanding stuff.

I'm so excited about your other channel! I'm a youth coach right now working through the licensing pyramid, so that's right up my alley. Love the content here, I'm sure I'll love it there. Cheers

I've seen a lot of your videos, but this is the best one yet. You clearly presented a detailed explanation I haven't seen anywhere else, and your production values have gone from Not Distracting to Pregame Show Or Better caliber. Keep up the good work. As for Man U, when I watch them the thing that immediately stands out to me is how poor they are out of possession. Rashford and Fernandes should have to buy a ticket when they don't have the ball, and, as you mentioned, their 8's do not track back when the ball goes to the touchline. It's like 9 guys are just waiting to counterattack instead of doing the obvious first step: getting the ball back.

Great video, man! I loved the editing and illistrations using a lot of examples and alternatives! Such a class :))

brilliant video and great analysis. I love how you explain what ManUtd is lacking also showing what other teams do to solve the issues. You gained a new follower! I watched games last season but only watched some highlights of the matches against Luton, Copenhaghen and City for this season, I saw that Utd lacks both in attacking and defense. My opinion is that Shaw's injury was underestimated because Shaw helped a lot the Red Devils build-up from the back, and he could also cover his teammates when in attack because he dropped down as a CB. He is great and important for England national team too. Reguilon can't be compared to him and neither can Malacia. Instead of spending 75millions for Hojlund they should have invested more on a replace for Shaw. Having that said, a 4-2-3-1 is maybe a too risky formation for Man Utd now, I think maybe a 4-3-3 would be better. Playing with 2 pivot and one central midfielder (like Ten Hag's Ajax for example), two wingers and one central forward would allow the Red Devils to cover better in defense (Casemiro can't cover the spaces on the edge of the box alone but another pivot could help him), this in my opinion would allow also to let the two full-backs Van Bissaka and Dalot to stay higher (as Man City does) being closer to the wingers and the central midfielder. and Onana would have one more pass option (the two CB and the two pivot) and the two wingers would stretch the opponent defense creating space for other players running forward. But we need the 11 players to work as a unit, as an automatic system , attack together and defend together, not leaving 4 players to press the opponent and the other 6 all behind in defense creating a big gap between the lines which is obviously exploited by the opponent. But to make players work as a block and learn moves, you need time that is something you'll never have in clubs like United, that's the real problem. It's useless to change coach and players and waste money every year and restart from zero every time. Thank you for Your video. It helps me also on my Football Manager career

Do a comparison of united tactics with Lisandro Martinez and without him, that's gonna be interesting

Your editing and production is insane! Your journey has been amazing on YT

One of the best breakdowns I've seen in youtube 👏 Great job. Earned a new subscriber

I have watched so many tactics videos but I only understand yours. Keep it up

Brilliant work! I'd like to see an analysis of Xavi's Barça this season. Why are they inconsistent? Why are they struggling to dominate games? What's the solution(s)?

This is excellent, your production value is crazy good too!!

Excellent video man!

Great analysis man! Great 💯

That was a very good video. Thank you.

Beautifully constructed video. Subscribed

You are great bro .EXCELLENT

Volunteer as a match analyzer at Man united. It seems 10Hag is missing this type of analysis.Beautiful and thank you for your detailed analysis.

This is high quality content. So informative and interesting analysis.

I like the format; good luck!

Excellent analysis…great content mate

Great analysis my favourite and probably the reason why we have been so bad is the point u explained last; our midfielders are always not available to cover the defence.

great video! Thank you!

@2:07 Same with Real Madrid. Although they are currently a possession based team however they do change their style of play at times.

This is brilliant. Love it. Great work

this analysis is SO good!!! thank you for all your hard work putting these videos out. my favorite football analysis channel to watch! keep it up!

Congrats on the new channel m8!!

I think there’s an issue with players confidence. Particularly on instances like 6:26 where they don’t do the appropriate runs. They seem to lack the confidence that they can actually get the ball in dangerous areas and make the right passes.

Great video! Well explained and detailed. Do you think caicedo would have solved some of the problems that you described? Seems like Fred was actually important in this structure

Amazing video. As a complete stranger to these concepts, I understood every analysis made. Kudos

Like you, I’ve noticed that the #1 problem has been too much space between the lines both vertically and horizontally. As a result (and because of the ill timed runs), all too frequently players are isolated.

Main issue can be the team don’t have the players that fit the style of play he wants and a next is as a coach to bring out the best in players he tent to always end up having problems with the “star names” ( cr7 , Sancho and now even varane) ..we can see the idea on what he’s trying to do but if it’s not working , that’s why your tested to show how good of a coach you are….. playing your best attacking midfielder out wide never makes sense to me …..seems like what zlatan said on a interview about him is true …he’s more good with young and upcoming players cause they’re working to get better etc but what about the ones that have there playing style concrete in them already

Brilliant video man. I was wondering why they looked so good towards the last part of last season but have fallen off that form through this seson.

This is why you are one of the best, you always take time to do your analysis, so you give rich educational contents always. I keep saying that Central direct football is the most efficient type of football. After all, the goal is at the centre, often times, United are too wing-oriented and end up leaving huge spaces in the centre and opponents often punish them from losing possession

Can't get away from Inception's soundtrack 😮. Brilliant, super-coherent analysis, appropriate and apposite in a way that has had me watching football, and constantly getting something new from doing so, for almost fifty years.

Great Analysis. Thank you.

While United struggled defensively in the beginning they seem to have found some security with Maguire and Evans at the back(a short term solution). But that makes the team more predictible in the build-up from the back(Maguire takes way too many touches) which carries over to the attack. Once the ball has reached the attackers the defenders are well organized and it's difficult to create good chances. But they are also suffering from poor linkup play and lack of offensive ideas, so they need moments of individual brillance to score. With the all the wingers in poor form you can't rely on that. To become a better team I think United need to replace all the players who don't have much to give in the long run(Maguire, Lindelof, Martial, Sancho, Antony, VDB, Casemiro).

so convinced with the analysis you presented

This is nice.. it's rare for me to understand tactical videos but i get this..thanks

i reallyenjoyed this breakdown. so in essence ten hag must change to something a bit more clever to get the best out of this current squad or get players that can execute his plan better. long way to go

One of the best analysis about United I've ever seen. The animation is great too

Would love to see a video on Stefano Pioli's tactical failures.

I also saw some issue with the man marking defense of man united.

Can you make a video on why Chelsea are so good against high blocks and so bad against low blocks.

well said, mainly i think that the players are struggling to execute the plans, i don't think they fit the intended system

Excellent analysis

Summed it up really well

I really enjoy this video and as a Man Utd fan, i do believe there are room for improvement. I do have some questions 1) Is ETH implementing his style of play or is it just freestyle football? 2) Is implementing double 8's causing problem in controlling the game, and thus the No.6 is always overrun I do hope this is not to much of a problem

Another great video team!!

For the last two points, the main problem is about the cm including bruno mctom mount eriksen, they make runs at the wrong timing and also not coming back fast to cover space in the edge of the box

And just like that, I’m subscribing! Great video!

Please can you do a present and in-depth explanation on Tenhags style of play, tactics and everything just like you did on your recent video with Unai Emery…please I’ve been watching all your content and some people say “Tenhag doesn’t have a style of play” which we know is false. I’d really appreciate the video and I’m sure a lot of people with questions about his style of play will too. Thanks @footballmeta

The Midfield and the lack of still of play it feels like Ten Hag is are unable to implement a possession based style of play they seem to struggle against a low block they are still more efficent in transition. Injuries plagued them but the lack of consistency and a lack of identity in terms of a style of play is really hurting their season. Not to mention individual errors as well

Well analysed. As someone who really wanted Ten Hag to come to Utd, I'm surprised that he seems to struggle to adapt when things aren't working. He's a good manager but perhaps lacks versatility and the ability to work with who's fit or how games are unfolding. Discipline is one thing but can he react to a VUCA world?

Pochettino tactics analysis pls

1. Man United players are always spread far apart from each other, making it more difficult to find a good linkup pass which eventually leads to losing possession of the ball. 2. They use a lot of long balls which will invariably be less accurate in finding a teammate than shorter passes. This is another major way they lose possession of the ball unnecessarily. 3. They seem to not understand the concept of momentum and using it to their advantage. Many times, the best pass to give would be a pass forward - getting even closer to the opponent's goal post - but Man United players tend to pass a lot of balls back unnecessarily. No attempt at creativity to find a forward pass, no press resistant style to stay with the ball long enough to find a forward pass. And the longer they stay with the ball in their own half, the more time they give the opponent to regroup their defence. 4. They don't overload the opponent's 18 box. Many times, Man UTD move forward without overloading the opponent's 18 with their players in order to increase their statistical chance of getting the ball to score. You see this even in the way they play corner kicks. Always just a handful of players in the box. They need more forward-moving players in the box to receive crosses and passes and to jump on loose balls. 5. They need to press like Man City - pressing in small sets of about 3 players blockading the opponent with the ball in order to force them pass the ball to a place they can capitalise on it and not just merely send individual players to press in order to win the ball.

Thank you. I think you are right. On coach level, Dutch coaches, like with the National team, it lack coaching into the very-detail execution like how stretching defense lines, timing of running/passing, creating spaces. in short, detail coaching which top coaches like Ancelotti, Klopp, and Guardiola do. Also Dutch coaches in general tend to hold the old standard positioning philosophy of Johan Cruyff. Missing Lisandro Martinez is felt. In this video Manchester City, Real Madrid midfield was mentioned. But please also do mention their quality on the midfield. Rodri, Silva, De Bruyne, Modric, Bellingham, Tchouaméni. With all respect to Manchester United players, I think the level is different. Top players just reject to join United nowadays. Manchester United wingers, except Garnacho, are just not good enough. They show no treat to the opponents and can't pass defense lines. Son's match against Newcastle Dec2023 is a good example of a top winger. Low passes, outplaying full backs, good timing, and Running.

Can I ask what software you use to edit your videos pls?

Very good analysis

What is the name of the background beat you use at the beginning of every video

I'm relatively new to football, channels like this just make the game even more interesting and strategic.

I need advice guys , how can I work my way to becoming a coach/ manager … kindly reach out if you have any ideas on how to work out a career pathway and opportunities to tap into

6:00 Yes Lindelof dropping deep would help. Onana needs to scan the field and realize other players are open. In that sequence he had the left back open. He doesn’t trust the defense. Some of my videos get copyright and it’s time consuming to reupload them. I state in one of my videos that Onana must be patient when playing the ball through the back. Defense lack situational awareness. If we’re playing a 4-2-3-1 why is only one CDM looking to play the ball in the middle. We need ball carrying midfielders that get in behind midfielders. A 4-1-4-1 is not viable. Is destabilizing their lines and not enough creativity is exhibited. Good video!

All of these things can be drilled into the players and I am just surprised it's not ingrained in them already when you are suppose to work on these things day in and day out

At last, I was waiting for this one.

This video is basically about the cons of Ten Hag's tactics. Can you do another video on the pros of it especially what to expect when it works. I'm looking at it as though he's working towards a particular system but injuries and having players not fit for purpose is a major problem.

What is the name of the track playing?

This is the best analysis of Manchester United's problems I've seen 100% accurate

I can't believe that this video is free to watch. Incredible stuff.

Sorry but the build up issues plus the timing of runs not in sync both point to injuries like it or not. Watch united's matches until both shaw and martinez got injured, they were lot better at playing out. Since then they have stopped doing it often and that's the reason onana doesn't push up in midfield. Not having a steady back 4 means no consistent patterns. Although there haven't been injuries much in midfield or offense so no excuse there except decision making and poor finishing. We have clearly seen teams like liverpool, city without rodri, arsenal last season, newcastle and spurs recently when they lose majority of key players especially in defense everything suffers. Yes there are tactical issues but injuries cannot just be discarded like that.

Those CB rotations have me hiding behind my couch every matchday.

The build-up from the back issue is mainly due to injuries on important players: Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia. Eric ten Hag mentioned recently that if Martinez wasn't injured, Varane would play more. Pointing towards that he want the RCB to play differently than Harry Maguire, but if the LCB can't do the Martinez plays, Varane is out of play. Another thing this season is that Eric ten Hag has changed LB/LWB way too often to get a functioning build-up. They aren't natural on that position, and therefore get out of position way too often during the early phases of the build-up. A huge difference between ten Hag Ajax and ten Hag Manchester United is the mobility of the wingers. Rashford and Antony are static and expect to be stars that create things with the ball. Change that to how it was with Tadic in Ajax, whose role was to create space for his teammates. not a single winger in United do that at the moment. Defensively we got the same issue. Antony and Rashford are static, which means both Höjlund and Bruno Fernandes get played out of position by the opposition way too often. Also using McTominay as a sitting midfielder instead of an aggressive attacking midfielder he is usually running out of position creating issues for his teammates, usually Harry Maguire and the RB/RWB.

Man United build-up routines: Onana-Varane-Lindelof-Onana-Varane-Onana. If asked what lesson learned when watching painful games of Man United is their masterfully art of back pass.

I think it is hard to judge united until they have majority of players fit. We’ve not been able to try Casemiro and ambrabat together as a double pivot. Shaw is also a major loss at left back, as well as Martinez at cb.

Can you make a video how good Madrid are from playing out the back ??????

This season we desperately needed a cb, fb, st, cm. Cb and fb since we offloaded so much people that couldve easily played a role this season like alvaro fernandes, williams for depth, tuanzebe, mengi, and baily. My main target wouldve been pavard since his versatile and has played with varane. Cm, its crazy the season fred finally play decent or on some nights he was clear or bruno in creating chances ultimately leaves, he creates space by dribbling and stuck to his bread and butter throughballs, and we needed was an upgrade to that we lack physicality in the midfield since it was obvious casemiro would slow down. I'd wouldve chosen Llrorente from athletico since he has the pace to make up for casemiro lack off, build to help defensively and pace of play add to the counter attack playstyle, or connor Gallagher instead of mount since he knows how to position himself on the field help get the ball to point a to b while also covering and identifying the oppositions main outlet. St is weird cause we mainly just needed a person that be able to hold the ball for runners to play off since realistically our wide players never look to cross the ball only the fullbacks at best. So playing with a CF would be a better fit for such situations since they be able to help overload the midfield when not in possession of the ball or to create a long ball diagonal situation to our wingers or overlapping fbs when opposing teams press high to create more space behind them to attack. There isnt really any know target for me to pick in this position since majority like felix, nkunku, xavi, and such just transferred or have inconsistent forms so id just lets someone like mount, donny maybe amad play in the role since their all technically adapt for said position. Gk i wouldnt have minded getting onana but letting go of de gea wouldnt have been the way, dont care if oh their trying lower said wages and such, dont care, he was our only ticket for being in said position for competing in europe every year, he should be earning at least over 300k for what his been able to pull from his own accord. Then crucify him for mistakes in a final that he got u too, like blame the club for not getting a decent 2nd option to reduce his load, last season mans almost played every match. Of course he gonna make a mistake, wanna know why cause his human

3 stats I want to know about United: - the average number of passes per game between the centre halves this season - the average number of touches per player per possession this season - the attempt:goal ratio of our wingers this season (which will be absolutely diabolical) - starving Hojlund of service when he’s getting into great positions

Not Aa United Fan But Someone Needs To Get Ten Hag To Watch This

What we need is intelligent midfielders who can fulfill hybrid 6/8 functions on the ball and intelligent wingers who have creative mindset. Let us also not forget the defense has been ravaged with injuries, players like shaw, Martinez were pivotal last season, and we have missed shaw composure during buildup in phase 1 and his creativity in attacking phases

Great video

I wish more teams played park the bus counter style.basicly keep ur whole team behind ur lines side even when i The score is a tie or ur losing.teams today seem to score from counter attacks.possesuon doesn't matter

Brilliant stuff! I think you’re peerless when it comes to quality football analysis videos, the level of detail and the editing is superb. One thing I will add about United is if Ten Hag prioritized a controller type midfielder with good defensive instincts like Andre instead of Mount this summer, United would’ve had an extra player in build-up as well as an extra body while defending transitions and cutbacks. They’re dearly missing this player

you are so good in coaching men

Allegris tactics analysis pls

amazing videos

complimenti, un'interessantissima analisi riassunta in 12 minuti.

Watching them today, against Tottenham, they looked shocking AFTER winning possession. So basically, in transition with the ball. Many times it was Wan Bissaka, who won the ball back in a clever fashion and then gave it away in SHOCKING fashion. Also, Rashford's decision making and selfish play seems to be a constant issue. How many assists does he have to Hojlund again, this season? And how many does new signing Thuram, have for Lautaro, at Inter? Sure, Lautaro is better than Hojlund, but is Thuram rated higher than Rashford? Well, he SHOULD be! But I don't think he is, at least not by English fans.

I didn’t want Onana or Mount in the first place. We didn’t need to change a goalkeeper who won the golden glove last season and we needed a n6 or a number n8 to play along Casemiro. The main job of a goalkeeper is to prevent goals and De Gea is the best shot stoper around.

I think in defensive transition it should be a 442 instead of a 4141 Centrally I don't mind the 2 midfielders leaving space ahead for a long shot I feel like onana has those covered, I also think those 4 midfielders in the middle of the park need to be hard working and not too much flair

Pls make a video about what is wrong about Barcelona right now 😢 and tag xavi